When and How to Treat Possible Cannabis Use Disorder

Annie Lévesque; Bernard Le Foll

doi:10.1016/j.mcna.2018.02.009

When and How to Treat Possible Cannabis Use Disorder

Med Clin North Am. 2018 Jul;102(4):667-681. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2018.02.009.

Authors

Annie Lévesque¹, Bernard Le Foll²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai West Hospital, 1000 10th Avenue, Suite 8C-02, New York, NY 10019, USA. Electronic address: annie.levesque@mountsinai.org.
² Translational Addiction Research Laboratory, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), 33 Russell Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2S1, Canada; Addiction Division, Addiction Medicine Service, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario M6J 1H4, Canada; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada; Department of Family and Community Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada.

PMID: 29933822
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2018.02.009

Abstract

Cannabis (marijuana) is a drug product derived from the plant Cannabis sativa. Cannabinoid is a general term for all chemical constituents of the cannabis plant. Legalization of marijuana in numerous US states, the availability of cannabis of higher potency, and the emergence of synthetic cannabinoids may have contributed to increased demand for related medical services. The most effective available treatments for cannabis use disorder are psychosocial approaches. There is no pharmacotherapy approved treatment. This article reviews the current state of knowledge regarding effective treatments for cannabis use disorder.

Keywords: Cannabis use disorder; Pharmacologic; Psychosocial; Synthetic cannabinoid; Treatment.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / methods*
Humans
Marijuana Abuse / drug therapy
Marijuana Abuse / psychology*
Marijuana Abuse / therapy*
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / therapy